Camp out, Girl Scout Style

Yes, we all slept on those THIN little cots.

Making their own First Aid kits, so cute:)
A Fall Craft.
Learning Chinese Jump Rope, this was hysterical!:)
Knots!
Julia and her BFF taking part in the Flag Retreat Ceremony with the older girls. Love it!:)
"Fairy Glen" the girls spent most of their free time in here by themselves, making up their own games and stories.

Julia and I went on a Leader/Daughter Camp Out last weekend with a couple other Troops in our area. And though the beds were beyond awful and we nearly froze the first night, the second night we put the beds together;), we would absolutely go and do it again. She had a blast and truthfully so did I. It was an adventure right from the start. There were 9 of us from our Troop, 4 Mom's and 5 girls. The two that have actually been to the camp before, were in one van, my bff and I were in the other. After our stop for dinner, they left us getting back on the highway, and we were sure they were miles ahead of us. Well they were, but they MISSED the EXIT! So we found our way in our own, in the dark to the parking lot and meet the Ranger, and end up WAITING on them. THEN, after they arrived, about 20 minutes after us, we had the Ranger's truck loaded with our stuff, and were supposed to hike in. Mind you it's full dark by now. No problem, we're Girl Scouts, we have flash lights and maps, right? One would think. My co-leader, (who is one of the ones that missed the exit) takes the map, because after all, she's been here before, and we start down the road. Only for her to stop after at least a half a mile and say "wait a minute. this is too far down, what was that last trail? We missed ours somehow" SAY WHAT??? So, I get out my cell phone and make the embarrassing call to our SDA leader that is heading up the camp out and tell her we are lost. So back up the road we go, with sketchy directions from her and a promise to send the older scouts to meet us. Happily it wasn't long before we found the start of the trail. To be fair to my co-leader it really was NOT marked, I think we may be doing something about that soon. LOL

So that was the start to our adventure, then came the cabins, freezing our butts off, getting up at 6 AM after NO SLEEP and slogging our way through the day and I know it was every bit of 10 PM when we called it a night after gathering our things to be ready to head out the next morning, participating in a Flag Retirement Ceremony, (seriously moving stuff that!), and snuggling up for hopefully a bit more warmth. The girls made duct tape flowers, duct tape situpons, the activities that the older Troops put on for them that you saw in the above pictures, hiked in the woods, cooked dinner over the campfire, popped pop corn, and made smores. It was a very packed day. Julia and I got home about 9:30 Sunday morning, took a hot shower and by 11 laid down for a nap and slept til almost 2! Yes we were tired!

And while we were gone roughing it, Daddy and Devyn??? What did they do you ask?? Well they went out for breakfast both mornings, hit the carnival in town, and then Daddy, God love him, fixed the hot water heater and shampooed the carpets! Nice huh??!!:) Devyn is already asking when Julia and I are leaving again!! LOL!